Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves had limited comparisons but sold15.00-20,00 lower, Heifer calves had no accurate comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $250.90/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.52 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$250.90

74 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$912

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$177.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.69

vs NM average

−49.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	267.22	1,434	31
Medium and Large 1-2	552	250.92	1,386	33
Medium and Large 2	554	212.51	1,178	9thin
Small 4	580	90.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $177.22/cwt here — about $912 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $339.19, median $397.42 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

250.90

—

NM average4 barns · 481 hd

280.59

−29.69

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−49.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−146.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,430	143.36	2,050	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	126.23	1,444	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	123.82	1,689	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	806	108.12	872	65

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,984	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,914	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,827	15

Every lot, as filed

149 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	259.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	231.35/cwt	200.00–257.50	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	288.24/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.26/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	253.00/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,465	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	248.72/cwt	237.50–268.00	1,303	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	274.70/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	300.52/cwt	297.00–306.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	261.56/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,444	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	148	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	191	624.84/head	600.00–650.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	242.60/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,733	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	370	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	133	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	333.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	179	672.77/head	650.00–700.00	673	2
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	365	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Steers	Small 4	650–700	658	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	625	2
Steers	Small 4	300–350	340	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	448	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	367	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	455	637.50/head	600.00–650.00	638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	118.70/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	158.81/cwt	153.50–164.00	2,689	11
Bulls	—	—	1,493	146.80/cwt	143.00–152.50	2,192	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	833	97.31/cwt	90.00–105.00	811	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	114.65/cwt	103.00–121.00	940	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	1,953.50/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,954	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,566.67/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,587.50/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,525.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.50/cwt	112.00–160.00	952	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	129.00/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,558	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,078	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	137.50/cwt	115.00–160.00	1,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	179.56/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,095	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	163.79/cwt	138.00–187.00	1,302	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	695	200.31/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,392	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	2,287.50/head	2,110.00–2,385.00	2,288	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	2,166.67/head	1,950.00–2,325.00	2,167	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,911.00/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,911	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	2,370.83/head	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,371	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,950.00/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	573	737.50/head	700.00–775.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	653	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,254	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	708	1,136.67/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,137	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	853	941.67/head	845.00–1,020.00	942	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	675	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	123.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,763	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,160	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	130.29/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,584	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	99.97/cwt	94.00–104.00	797	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	999	123.11/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	110.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	122.10/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,342	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	830	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,224	131.53/cwt	100.00–142.00	1,610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	199.68/cwt	197.00–212.50	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	213.43/cwt	197.00–233.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	286.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	240.21/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,235	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	209.27/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	167.83/cwt	160.00–200.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	200.95/cwt	193.00–217.50	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	232.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	216.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	283.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	201.49/cwt	190.00–227.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	192.68/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	210.03/cwt	192.00–237.50	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	230.98/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	127	512.96/head	475.00–570.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	222.09/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,153	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	267.28/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	105	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	236.90/cwt	232.00–247.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	207.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	216.04/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	197.98/cwt	160.00–237.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	232.76/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1500–1550	1,530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	80	357.81/head	325.00–400.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	236.79/cwt	217.00–243.00	1,032	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	227.35/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,294	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	214.72/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	226.30/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.54/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,305	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	280.77/cwt	270.00–310.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	264.03/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	242.70/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.70/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	236.39/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	262.04/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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